Drug and Alcohol Detox Centers South Portland ME

Your partner or spouse has probably suffered in many ways from your addiction including the inability to be emotionally intimate, financial loss, humiliation due to your behavior and the list goes on. If she is deciding to work this out with you as you recover, you are very fortunate and in my experience you would be in the minority. "What should I tell her?" is one of the first questions I hear from an addict who wants to protect his marriage. Read for more.

Specializing in
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

Crossroads is where you would send your mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son for outpatient or residential treatment for substance abuse and mental health in a comfortable, safe environment so they can remember who they wanted to be. Offering Maine’s most comprehensive treatment for behavioral health with a gender-specific focus, Crossroads services include outpatient counseling for men, women and families and residential substance abuse treatment for women.

Heroin and opiate medication (pain pill) addiction can be quickly controlled and effectively treated at CAP clinics. Most patients feel understood and welcome from their first day, and after stabilizing on methadone stop abusing heroin or opiate medication. CAP clinics are licensed and accredited facilities specializing in the treatment of heroin and pharmaceutical opiate (pain pill) addiction with methadone maintenance and buprenorphine assisted treatment*

Milestone Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit corporation licensed by the State of Maine to provide emergency shelter, detoxification, and extended care to chronic substance abusers.

Use the links to the left to find out about our services and our contact information. Use our resource page to connect with other valuable resources in you or your loved ones' recovery from substance abuse.

At Discovery House it is our mission to provide comprehensive services for persons working toward recovery ~ through community awareness, quality and holistic clinical services ~ in an efficient, safe and fiscally sound environment.

The overall goal of all DISCOVERY HOUSE treatment centers is to offer effective outpatient treatment that promotes holistic recovery.Our Statement of Philosophy

Recovery is defined as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. It is our job to support our patients as they move through the recovery process.

For our patients receiving medication assisted treatment it is our contention that patients should be maintained on medication for the shortest possible period of time, consistent with that individual’s goals, medical considerations, and their personal recovery. However, stabilized patients who abstain from use of alcohol and other intoxicating drugs, and show evidence of improvement in health and social functioning should be considered to be in recovery or recovering. We recognize that opioid addiction is a chronic, progressive illness that requires more than an acute care model of service delivery. We support a model of sustained recovery support analogous to medical management of other chronic diseases.

We believe that the inclusion of family members and other recovery supports is integral to the treatment of our patients. Harmful behaviors including drug abuse impact all aspects of an individual’s life, treatment is intended to help guide the patient to develop a healthy lifestyle, and improve their personal relationships.

It is our philosophy that the responsibility for personal growth and change lies with the patient. The Discovery House treatment team promotes the following goals and objectives for patient recovery Health: Overcoming or managing one’s disease(s) as well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way. Home: A stable and safe place to live. Purpose: Meaningful daily activities, such as job, school, volunteerism, family care-taking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income, and resources to participate in society. Community: Relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.

The story of Mercy begins over 90 years ago during the devastating flu pandemic of 1918, when we first opened our doors as Queen’s Hospital on the corner of Congress and State Streets in Portland, Maine. At that time we only had 25 patient beds, but from the very beginning we were dedicated to our mission of compassionate healing.

In 1943, Mercy Hospital opened at 144 State Street – named for the Sisters of Mercy, who had assumed full responsibility for the new hospital. A major addition was built in 1952, and then the entire facility was renovated in the 1980s.

Over the years, Mercy has faced many challenges, among those a growing and changing population, and dramatically different medical technologies. At the turn of the new century, as those challenges began to exceed the capabilities of the State Street facility, we embarked on a campaign to create the Mercy Fore River campus. Phase I of Mercy Fore River opened in September 2008 with a state-of-the-art medical office building and an advanced new hospital facility – providing inpatient and outpatient surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, and The Birthplace – on a 42-acre site overlooking the Fore River in Portland.

As we continue to fulfill Mercy’s mission of service to the changing health needs of the greater Portland community, we will be implementing a two-phase plan that ultimately relocates most of our State Street services to the Fore River campus – though State Street will continue to operate as a full-service hospital and 24-hour Emergency Department. We plan to begin work on Phase II of the Fore River campus within the next few years, and expect to fully relocate well in time for Mercy’s 100-year anniversary in 2018.

Beyond Fore River, Mercy Health System of Maine has expanded even further into the community. Our growing number of Mercy Primary Care Practices in Falmouth, Gorham, Standish, Westbrook, West Falmouth, Windham, and Yarmouth provide individuals and families with quality health care services close to home. Four of these centers also have Express Care facilities, providing walk-in patients with speedy attention to minor medical problems – such as bumps, bruises, cuts, sprains, coughs and colds – when their own primary care physician is not available.

Mercy also reaches deeper into the community with a number of affiliated specialty practices that provide superior clinical care and expertise in a wide range of disciplines. These include:

When you or a family member is suffering with the unrelenting effects of an eating disorder and all the rest of the problems that come with that illness-depression, anxiety, self-contempt, social fears, medical complications, etc., you are in a place that you may have never been in before in your life.

For friends and family, you are filled with constant worry about the welfare of your loved one and you want to know what would be the best eating disorder treatment for her. You will desire in your heart to find the best type of treatment for her that will help her have a full recovery from the eating disorder. The difficulty is that there are many different kinds of treatment facilities and programs that basically all say they have what is needed for your loved one's care. How can you really know for sure? You might wish that you could look and compare what every program offers in their approach and treatment, so that you could truly know what would be the best option. You might wish you had a guide to help you sort out what are the real differences between the treatment programs.

At Center for Change, we have empathy for your dilemma and recognize your sincere desire to know clearly what is the best treatment option for expert care. We ask you to look at Center for Change and to let this information about our personal commitment and our clinical programs be helpful to you in your search.

Your Partner's Role in Your Addiction and Recovery

Provided By:

My Partner

Dr. Doug Weiss - 7/30/2007

Your partner or spouse has probably suffered in many ways from your addiction including the inability to be emotionally intimate, financial loss, humiliation due to your behavior and the list goes on. If she is deciding to work this out with you as you recover, you are very fortunate and in my experience you would be in the minority. "What should I tell her?" is one of the first questions I hear from an addict who wants to protect his marriage. The answer is individually situational. I will offer possible options. You may need a therapy session to help you in this area.

Options

Tell your partner everything.

Tell your partner selective information.

Tell vaguely without details "I had an affair."

Never tell.

Another issue after you decide to tell or not to tell your wife is, how much do you included her in your recovery process. In most cases, your wife will not be a sex addict and will not understand your fantasy, masturbation, pornography or other behavorial struggles. She is not your sponsor. Your sponsor needs to be someone of the same sex. It is helpful for your spouse to be aware of where you are in your recovery. You may want to agree on some questions she can ask you that you will answer honestly.

Every addiction costs the addict something. You can probably talk all day about emotional, relational, social and vocational losses that occurred due to your sexual addiction. Determining the cost, in financial terms has helped many sex addicts put in perspective the immense damage that their sexual addiction has caused in their life. Read on for more.